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The Disaster Artist inspires, tells story of The Room’s success

Lizzie Garvey, asst. opinions editor
December 22, 2017

“I did not hit her. It’s not true. It’s bullsh*t. I did not hit her. I did not. Oh, hi Mark.” An iconic, extremely underappreciated line in film history (ironically, of course). Or so I thought,...

ROLE REPLACEMENT: Pictured from left to right, actors Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, and Finn Wolfhard play the returning characters Lucas, Dustin and Mike in Season 2 of Stranger Things.  Pictured on the right, actress Sadie Sink portrays the new heroine, Max, acting as a replacement for Eleven and evoking backlash from the fan base.

Stranger Things falls flat, lacks character development

Brigid Murphy, co-features editor
December 22, 2017

“Nothing’s going to go back to the way that it was, not really,” sighs Hawkins Police Chief Jim Hopper to a distraught Joyce Byers in the dimly lit, dank hallway of Hawkins National Laboratory. Both...

Ben Olson’s Top 10 Albums of 2017

Ben Olson, columnist
December 19, 2017

1. A Crow Looked At Me - Mount Eerie (Folk) Phil Elverum’s first release since his wife passed away from cancer is heartbreaking, deeply emotional and one that can only be listened to once. 2....

REVAMPED ROCKSTAR :  Performing her newest album Joanne, Lady Gaga demonstrates her new style, replacing pop with alternative rock. This album shows a more personal side to Gaga.

Lady Gaga releases Joanne, exposes fresh musical style

Ava Mazzei, asst. a&e editor
November 10, 2017

When I think of Lady Gaga, I think big: meat dress, auto-tune, sparkles and techno-pop. So naturally you can imagine my surprise when I put on the first track of Gaga’s new album, Joanne. Despite Gaga’s...

SOULFUL CAESAR:  Playing his guitar, Canadian artist Daniel Caesar practices songs from his most recent album, Freudian, released August 2017, pictured above. His honest and personal music is influenced by throwback R&B and classic gospel.

Caesar displays emotion through soulful approach

Yoon Kim, co-a&e editor
November 10, 2017

Love, loss, longing and every shade in between. These themes, along with many others, are captured in the mellow, mid-tempo music of Daniel Caesar, an up-and-coming R&B artist. Originally born in...

Wu Tang Clan disappoints, The Saga Continues lets down

Wu Tang Clan disappoints, The Saga Continues lets down

Ben Olson, staff reporter
November 10, 2017

Let’s actually disregard the title. This isn’t a Wu-Tang Clan album (despite the artist name) nor is it a Wu-Tang album in spirit. Nearly all this album has that resembles past Wu-Tang is that some...

‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’ comes together with visual effects, compelling stories

Alissa Donatello, staff reporter
June 17, 2017

Animated shows aren’t always the first thing people will think about when talking about a really good television show. Most animated shows are catered towards children, after all. But that is not the...

Problematic Production: Mourning his friend, Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette) follows a journey in the form of cassette tapes that document the thirteen reasons Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford) took her life. Thirteen Reasons Why, originaly based on the novel by Jay Asher, recently aired its first season on Netflix on Mar. 31, 2017.

Thirteen Reasons Why disappoints, strays from novel

Sasha Vassilyeva, senior editor
May 26, 2017

We’re not even halfway through the year and 2017 has already brought forth a lot of disappointments: the Blackhawks’ unfortunate playoff defeat, the Unicorn Frappuccino and Netflix’s new series,...

Spoon falls flat with new album

Nick Moran, co-editor-in-chief
April 21, 2017

Underwhelming (adjective): failing to make an impact or impress someone; can be synonymous with Spoon’s latest album, Hot Thoughts. Maybe it’s the fact that I was such a big fan of Spoon’s older...

Undertow offers offbeat sound

Ben Olson, columnist
April 21, 2017

I was a mere nine years old when I discovered the world of music. I sat down every day at my computer and digested websites containing music reviews and jotted down ones that looked interesting or fit...

The Search for Everything explores many genres

Anne Marie Yurik, co-editor-in-chief
April 21, 2017

Some of the best things come in groups: socks, cookies and John Mayer’s new album, The Search for Everything. In a world when media binging is the norm, the release of the album in three waves forced...

Riverdale takes a modern twist on classic Archie comics, provides diversity while tackling tough topics

Sam Casey, sports co-editor
March 21, 2017

Remember the Archie Comics? The franchise got a new reboot with the Riverdale series. The comic books, falling out of popularity, attempted to modernize their brand with more diverse characters and a new...

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